We're thrilled to announce that our own @CKostow was just named “Chef of the Year” by @SanFranMag. Congrats, Chef!

Christopher Kostow is late. Just because he’s earned Meadowood three Michelin stars (as many as, ahem, that other Napa Valley guy, Thomas Keller) doesn’t mean he has a driver. Or better yet, a helicopter. In this talent-saturated region, even the brightest stars have to sit in bridge traffic. Kostow’s headed to Cookhouse in North Beach, the pristine kitchen and dining space that this magazine has commandeered for the day, where Park Tavern ’s Anna Weinberg is already putting her hostess skills to use, passing around her restaurant’s now-famous deviled eggs with bacon and pickled jalapeños. All of the guests pretty much know each other. Ravi Kapur of Liholiho Yacht Club chats with Namu Gaji Chef Dennis Lee (a dead ringer for a young, Korean-American Laurence Fishburne), while Lee assembles a slippery okra salad tossed with even more slippery mountain yam. Pouring me a taste...